K Annamalai quits BJP, to launch own party

K Annamalai, who quit the BJP on Friday, said his goals are bigger and that he would launch a new political party with an inclusive agenda and fight the next polls in Tamil Nadu. In a social media address, Annamalai, who had been with the BJP for about six years, said: "I have quit BJP in a dignified manner, to usher in a new kind of politics." The goals are bigger and more people have to be taken along and "from today onwards, a new path, a new movement, a new political movement,' he said, adding a new party would be launched which would fight the next polls in the state.
K Annamalai said he expressed his "disagreements" with the top BJP leadership over the last 18 months before deciding to cut ties with the party. After my conversation with our senior leadership, I have come to the conclusion that our views don't align regarding Tamil Nadu," Annamalai said in his resignation letter to BJP chief Nitin Nabin on June 2. In his letter, Annamalai said "national parties never spoke the language that people in Tamil Nadu understood".  The BJP on Friday, accepted his resignation.

VIDEO | Chennai, Tamil Nadu: "We are going to start the movement through https://t.co/HXaqT5mSz4, APJ Abdul Kalam centre for ethics and policy will train our youths for elections," says K Annamalai (@annamalai_k) after announcing his resignation from BJP.

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Annamalai resigned from the civil services and joined the BJP in 2020. Within weeks, he was appointed the state vice president.A year later, the BJP elevated him to the state unit chief. He was 37 at the time.